上去
HSK 2 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)
上去 (shàngqù) · to go up
上去 (shàngqù) means “to go up”. It is written with 2 characters: 上 (on) + 去 (to go). It is an HSK 2 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 上去 is built
The characters
上 shàng · on
What 上 is made of
- ⺊ — structural part
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: One stroke on top of another; compare 下 (below) (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
去 qù · to go
What 去 is made of
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 厶sī — private
Example sentences
楼不高，我们走上去吧。Lóu bù gāo, wǒmen zǒu shàngqù ba.The building isn't tall; let's walk up.
我们坐电梯上去吧。Wǒmen zuò diàntī shàngqù ba.Let's take the elevator up.
Questions about 上去
What does 上去 mean?
上去 (shàngqù) means “to go up”.
How do you pronounce 上去?
上去 is pronounced shàngqù.
Which HSK level is 上去?
上去 is in HSK 2 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 车上chēshàngon the bus
- 地上dìshangon the ground
- 关上guānshàngto close
- 楼上lóushàngupstairs
- 路上lùshangon the road
- 马上mǎshàngimmediately
- 上班shàngbānto go to work
- 上边shàngbianabove
- 上车shàngchēto get on a vehicle
- 上次shàngcìlast time
Learn 上去 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 28: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.